We would like to thank Dominik (Downfall of Gaia, All Noir-PR) for the guest list spot and 4NDREAS for organizing the concert. Without them, we probably would never have discovered this fantastic band and would never have seen and experienced this concert. Together with the long-established Munich band "Verstärker," it was a cohesive and compelling musical package. Musically, "Verstärker" can be placed somewhere between Motorpsycho—in terms of the jams—Mogwai—in terms of the dreamy...
I've often wondered, what kind of voice would suit to my favorite post-rock and post-metal bands like Pelican, Russian Circles, and Toundra, and what would that voice sing about? I've known the answer ever since I first heard the French band Endeavour. It was clear to me then that the music had to be thematically situated in the delicate, fragile realm of the human soul, interpreted by a voice that perfectly balances anger, melancholy, and intensity. James Maynard Keenan of Tool and Joel...
Many thanks to my Bandcamp algorithm for suggesting this masterpiece. Despite my penchant for 3-minute rock 'n' roll songs, my brain craves unpredictable, dynamic music that caters to my tastes with bands like Tool, Amenra, Morne, Communic, Soen, Toundra, and others. This year I discovered the Catalan band Syberia and immersed myself in their walls of sound; what the Canadian band Matador achieves with their latest album borders on genius, a keen sense for the perfect balance of vocals,...